Great company, growing company and with that comes growing pains. Overall good experience. - Store Manager Five Below Employee Review

4.0
Apr 6, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Hours of operation, schedule flexibility, compensation is decent. Fun working environment, you're given the gift of store ownership. Individual for this position should be a strong merchandiser and problem solver.

Cons

With any growing retailer there a still things the company is learning. Freight is hard to plan, and as per the usual with any retailer payroll is very tight.

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Cons

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Pros

-20% discount -med, dental, vision benefits -20-ish minimum hours per week -genuinely can be a fun store to work in when run well

Cons

-store managers have little to no oversight and cross professional boundaries often - hr is ineffective, document everything yourself, report to the EEOC -growth opportunities in the store are very limited and they will lowball you no matter what you do or sacrifice -crazy turnover because the expectations are unrealistic store managers lie about pay budget to everyone -more likely to hire teens and students because they are easier to take advantage of for little pay, only needs adult for when teens and students cannot work (night shifts, school days) - nearby stores, especially if in a strip mall or shopping center, like tj maxx have higher base pay, better benefits, better security, and more hour availability

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